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Conference USA Commissioner Britton Banowsky announced today that the conference has reached an agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group, among the nation's largest television broadcasting companies, to produce and distribute 100 events each of the next two years.

Saturday, September 13 Alabama A&M at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, September 27 FIU at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, October 11 North Texas at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 1 UAB at Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 8 Louisiana Tech at UAB 12:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. CST
Saturday, November 29 UAB at Southern Miss 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!

I figured something like this would happen after the upn/ my 68 channel is being used by the acc network.

So now all of our games are televised in the bham area?

Outstanding news!

Great news!!

(07-17-2014 09:56 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Saturday, September 13 Alabama A&M at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, September 27 FIU at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, October 11 North Texas at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 1 UAB at Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 8 Louisiana Tech at UAB 12:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. CST
Saturday, November 29 UAB at Southern Miss 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST

Awesome! Maybe this will take the place of CSS. I know everyone complained about CSS coverage but at least I got to watch UAB games on the channel.

(07-17-2014 10:09 AM)uab blazer 01 Wrote:  So now all of our games are televised in the bham area?

Not all but a good deal more. 6 this year. 30 C-USA football games overall. The deal will also include some basketball and soccer.

This is great news!!!!!

UABSports.com
http://www.uabsports.com/sports/m-footbl...14aaa.html

9 of our games televised total with a good chance Arkansas will be picked up bringing it to 10. When we go to a bowl that will make 11. I don't think we have ever had that many football games televised.

2014 UAB Football Schedule

Date - Opponent, Location, Time
Aug. 30 - TROY (FOX College Sports), Birmingham, Ala., 11:00 a.m.
Sept. 6 - at Mississippi State (FOX Sports Net), Starkville, Miss., 1:00 p.m.
Sept. 13 - ALABAMA A&M (ASN), Birmingham, Ala., 2:30 p.m.
Sept. 27 - FIU* (ASN), Birmingham, Ala., 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 4 - at Western Kentucky*, Bowling Green, Ky., TBA
Oct. 11 - NORTH TEXAS* (HC) (ASN) - Birmingham, Ala., 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 18 - at Middle Tennessee* (FOX College Sports), Murfreesboro, Tenn., 2:30 p.m.
Oct. 25 - at Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark., TBA
Nov. 1 - at Florida Atlantic* (ASN), Boca Raton, Fla., 6:00 p.m.
Nov. 8 - LOUISIANA TECH* (ASN), Birmingham, Ala., 11:00 a.m.
Nov. 22 - MARSHALL*, Birmingham, Ala., 12:00 p.m.
Nov. 29 - at Southern Miss* (ASN), Hattiesburg, Miss., 2:30 p.m

Also lets not forget that this deal will also bring additional revenue toeach of the schools!!!

(07-17-2014 10:17 AM)blazinrunner Wrote:  

(07-17-2014 09:56 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  Saturday, September 13 Alabama A&M at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, September 27 FIU at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, October 11 North Texas at UAB 3:30 p.m. EDT/2:30 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 1 UAB at Florida Atlantic 7:00 p.m. EDT/6:00 p.m. CDT
Saturday, November 8 Louisiana Tech at UAB 12:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. CST
Saturday, November 29 UAB at Southern Miss 3:30 p.m. EST/2:30 p.m. CST

Awesome! Maybe this will take the place of CSS. I know everyone complained about CSS coverage but at least I got to watch UAB games on the channel.

+1

This is like an upgrade to CSS. When the original TV list came out, I thought that CSS would have picked up another 3-4 games. Maybe this will open up some games to be picked up by the local ABC or whatever if they are not on a channel in B'ham.

(07-17-2014 10:23 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(07-17-2014 10:09 AM)uab blazer 01 Wrote:  So now all of our games are televised in the bham area?

Not all but a good deal more. 6 this year. 30 C-USA football games overall. The deal will also include some basketball and soccer.

Great news ... Does this mean all of our games will air on CW? or any of the local channels in bham owned by sinclair. I will take whatever they put out

al.com - Crenshaw
http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2014/...ootba.html

Not great news for UAB fans living outside of Birmingham, I suspect. Who needs Fox or ESPN when you have Sinclair.

(07-17-2014 12:38 PM)uab blazer 01 Wrote:  

(07-17-2014 10:23 AM)BeliefBlazer Wrote:  

(07-17-2014 10:09 AM)uab blazer 01 Wrote:  So now all of our games are televised in the bham area?

Not all but a good deal more. 6 this year. 30 C-USA football games overall. The deal will also include some basketball and soccer.

Great news ... Does this mean all of our games will air on CW? or any of the local channels in bham owned by sinclair. I will take whatever they put out

Do they own 68 as well? I suppose it wouldn't matter which one the games are aired on.

Awesome news! Even for people outside the area, considering it will probably make for more firstrow streams.

(07-17-2014 12:49 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Not great news for UAB fans living outside of Birmingham, I suspect. Who needs Fox or ESPN when you have Sinclair.

You're almost as ridiculous as the WKU fan on the C-USA board who doesn't think games should be on TV at all.

(07-17-2014 12:54 PM)cb4029 Wrote:  

(07-17-2014 12:49 PM)Memphis Blazer Wrote:  Not great news for UAB fans living outside of Birmingham, I suspect. Who needs Fox or ESPN when you have Sinclair.

You're almost as ridiculous as the WKU fan on the C-USA board who doesn't think games should be on TV at all.

To be fair to MB, and myself, there aren't Sinclair networks in Memphis or Atlanta. :/ http://www.sbgi.net/business/television.shtml